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Recent content by 56wrench

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    Track Frame Wear Repair

    Or depending on where, maybe 8018
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    1975 Dodge D600 brakes

    Back in those years Dodge used some Budd drums on some of their trucks and are impossible to find new. I have a ‘70 D300 with Budd drums. I found a scabby used one. The best solution may be to swap a complete axle assembly from a GM or Ford but they will likely not have the Budd wheels...
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    Fuel gauge acting weird

    If is easy to get at, i would pull the sender and check the tiny rheostat windings where the contact actually changes the ground resistance. They can wear through over time. If they are under a small cover, you can connect an ohmmeter to the terminal and the mount plate and cycle the sender...
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    Case 580B Intermediate Hydraulics help

    As it is a low pressure return line, the hose would seal better with an appropriate size t-bolt clamp instead of a gear clamp. Or, you could double up on the gear clamps. Quite often, a single gear clamp will leak or ooze especially as the hose ages
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    Trailer Stake Pockets

    I would use rectangular tubing with .250” wall thickness and weld it to the outside of the rail, top and bottom, upper and lower done by a qualified welder for legal reasons. You can pre-cut the pieces and then take it to a welding shop so all they have to do is weld them on. Also if needed, you...
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    14 M circle repair

    One place i worked at we used spray-on moly/graphite top and bottom of the circle and the shoes. Worked well and didn’t attract grit
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    14 M circle repair

    Some preheating would be a good idea to help prevent cracking of the root passes. They likely want small 1/4” passes to keep the grain structure in the heat affected zone close to original
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    14 M circle repair

    What is the Cat recommended welding procedure for the actual welding?
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    $454

    Back then, Pontiac was doing some interesting stuff as were most. Imaginations were running wild. It would have been very interesting to work in r&d in any of the manufacturers
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    $454

    I can’t make out that picture that has the battery showing on the rh side?
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    Leaking Roof

    It may be polycarbonate so maybe butyl rubber sealer?
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    One of those days

    Its got so i usually finish a day further behind than when i started. Maybe my wife has something to do with that:rolleyes:
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    New alternator still not charging battery.

    Also check to make sure all the harness connectors are attached to the correct components. Just because it fits doesn’t mean it’s correct.
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    $454

    Those old hawks were quite slippery for their time. Its easy to see why they are still popular for speed trials. I wish i had one that i could cruise or take to car shows. I haven’t seen one in years. The nice ones bring way more than i could afford now
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    Case 580B broken axle

    Go onto case construction website and the on-line parts section. Then look up the part number for yours and then for the ck to see if they are the same
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